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Letter to Gage
(Johnson Hall, Jan. 5, 1770)
Johnson, Sir William in: The
Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 7,
pp. 327-328.
TO JAMES RIVINGTON
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Jany 5th, 1770. |
SIR,
I have had the favor of your Letter inclosing a Pennsylvania Paper for which I thank you, I don't find it contains much more than were in the other prints, nor is there reason to Expect Much Material News for some little time, The parliament having such a Variety of Affairs upon hands.- I find we are likely to have Some Work of a domestic Nature within the Colony Especially if the Gentry below, persist in dictating to the Assembly. In short this seems to be the era of disputes every where, I wish they may soon be terminated for the Common Interest of Mankind.
I am really Much obliged to you for your usefull Correspondence and the many pieces of Intelligence you are So kind as to send me from time to time, which altho' I cannot be always punctual in Acknowledging afford me so much entertainment, that I shall always wish a Continuance of it being with Esteem Sir &ca
Sir John Cols Claus & Johnson
thank you for your remembrance
&desire their best Compliments.
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TO THOMAS GAGE
Df.1
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Johnson hall Jany 5th, 1770 |
[DEAR] SIR,
I have had the favor of your Letter of the 25th ulto. with the Inclosure a Duplicate of which came to my hands some time ago (page 328) from Capt Turnbull as to its Subject it differs much from that delivered by the Cherokees at Onondaga and here, but as part of the Cherokees staid behind I imagine they have been temporizing with the Shawanese till the sense of the 6 Nations was obtained, for here their desire is for a Union & War with the Wabash and others I am sensible that we are reduced to an Alternative that ought to be shocking to humanity. Yet Still the Situation of our Affairs seems to require us to Acquiesce with it as the least disagreable of the Two But what contributes not a little to embarrass me at present is That should [I Re]fuse to Call them Together The Consequences may be very bad indeed, and if I am to Meet them, the Expences attending it will far exceed, any sum I can allot out of the Scanty Allowance for the Expences of the Department. This is a particular, Unforeseen & unavoidable Event which the Government should consider as what cannot happen in the Ordinary Course of things again and therefore I should be well advised before I comply with their desire whether the Charge will be defrayed by the Crown or not and the Indians wait with Impatience for my Answer which I cannot give them 'till I am favored with your farther advice [&] Directions on this Subject & thus circumstanced I hope you will [ ] additional trouble I give you which I am compelled to do from [ ] Nature & Importance of the Subject.-
[I] have signed and Transmitted the Necessary papers to Mr Mortier [ ] Transmit Capt Claus's Accot, which from my Mistaken [ ] I was to draw the Whole Allowance of the Department in [ ] was hitherto Neglected to be forwarded, and I hope you will [ ] Error of mine.-
[ ] Compliments of the Season being
with [ ]
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1 In handwriting of Guy Johnson.
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